ngulughoy
ngulughóy with stress marks
curling up because of cold or numbness
Usage Note
Ngulughoy describes the instinctive act of curling the body into itself for warmth or to relieve the discomfort of numbness. It is a rare and literary word that captures the precise image of someone hunched and folded from cold, often seen in poetic descriptions of poverty or hardship in winter rains.
Examples
" Ngulughoy ang aso sa lamig. "
Natural Translation
The dog curled up from the cold.
Literal Translation
Curled-up the dog in cold.
" Makikita ang ngulughoy ng mga pulubi sa gilid ng kalsada. "
Natural Translation
You can see the curling up of beggars on the side of the road.
Literal Translation
Can-be-seen the curling-up of beggars on side of road.
" Sa ilalim ng manipis na kumot, ngulughoy ang mga bata habang pumapatak ang malamig na ulan sa kanilang bubong na yari sa yero. "
Natural Translation
Under a thin blanket, the children curled up from the cold while the chilly rain fell on their tin roof.
Literal Translation
Under of thin blanket, curled-up the children while falling the cold rain on their roof made of tin.
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